I'm setting up CI builds on TFS. A team member developers doesn't like idea of unloading the .wixproj file to edit the msbuild definition (because it is 'hidden') and I kind of agree with this.
So he ...

I have created a Wix project and the .wxs file has been changed in my solution.
I am not clear about how to add my original projects to current package.
For example, my steps are as below:
I have a ...

I am using Wix 3.8 to create an MSI installer for a Visual Studio project I have created. I followed this simple tutorial but even with this simply Wix project I am getting errors. Here is My
I have ...

When products A and B each install several MSIs and some of the MSIs are the same, will uninstalling either A or B affect the other? Does install location matter?
Also, what happens when common MSI ...

I have created a Web Server setup in WiX (3.8), It gets installed correctly, but when i Repair it, I get an error 'Fatal error during Installation' and the process is rolled back. below is what i see ...

I have an installer in WIX. I have tried to deploy it to a group of target computers in the network and encountered the following issue. The deployment was successful but there is an issue when the ...

I am using wix to create a .msi installer. I want to un-install my program from "add or remove" directory.
When I uninstall from .msi file, installer asking for credential (username password) and by ...

During a major upgrade from version X to version Y, I need to have a property/variable stating that version X is being upgraded.
When performing a Major Upgrade of a product with a setup built by WiX ...

I am installing all new versions of my software as major upgrades, as the installations are very small and most of the time, all files change anyway.
I would like to skip one dialog in the installer, ...

Suppose that you have an installer (not a wix installer) that you downloaded from somewhere. How can you know UpgradeCode of that installer so that you can fill it in in the UpgradeCode section in the ...

I am using WixUI_Advanced and currently cant figure out how to dynamically change the location of the directory for the needed files based on what the user choses in InstallScopeDlg.
This is what i ...

Making an MSI installer for an Outlook Add In... I am using WixUI_Advanced because so far i have found that this is the only extension that suppots User "per user" or "per machine" selection.
I need ...

The driver I am attempting to install is a Kernel Mini-Filter driver for Windows 7x64. The machine I am testing the installer on is in test mode and the driver files and .cat file are all signed with ...

I am having an issue where if I create a shortcut to the desktop for all users in Wix, I am not able to uninstall that icon because I receive a 1910 error. I am calling for the shortcut in the .msm ...

In every tutorial and HowTo site (like here) about WiX I read I should add reference to my other project, but when I select Add Reference I have nothing on Project list in Project tab. I try this on ...

I'd like to check that the installation directory the user has selected is empty (so that, for example, they don't try to install the app into their desktop directory, instead of a folder in there). ...

Can i able to stop the setup if any error display inside CustomAction. As i can able display error message inside custom Action and it's dispaly the error message but as soon as i click on ok button ...

Can i retain WIX installed register values and show inside textbox.As i am storing some values inside registry, and i uninstalled the product.If i install the WIX setup how to check if registry value ...